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T stirmi really jacked me up

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I think the main idea behind them is to reduce rather than completely remove. Maybe it could even have a slight placebo effect and reduce your own heart rate in turn reducing the speed the venom takes effect. It is interesting thou. I might look into it more

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Glad you're recovering well. Be more careful next time because if you had suffered from anaphylactic shock the end results would not have been favorable. It pains me to see people that do not know the basics of first aid care as well as how much danger they are in. Use warm water and soap to clean the bite and apply a gauze with pressure for 15 minutes or until bleeding stops. Yes, you actually have to get the soap and water inside the wound and irrigate it with clean water thoroughly. It sucks and is painful and nobody wants to touch an open wound but it has to be done to prevent infection and speed the healing process. Some antihistamine or benadryl isn't a bad idea to make the swelling go down either.The venom from a tarantula bite or scorpion sting isn't potent enough to kill humans. The only way your gonna die is from anaphylactic shock.

The real test is to stick your hand in there and let her have a go at you....come on, it's for science!!! This would be a great video...one as highly viewed as @Shampain video.
I bet she rips right through those gloves...any wagers???

Tarantula bites aren't that common and just because no one has been reported from dying from an allergic reaction from it doesn't mean it can't happen. I don't think you understand what anaphylactic shock is and how serious it can be. Ahh well, Natural Selection at its best! You can't save all of them and not all of them want to be saved lol... I tried, but the ignorance is strong.

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